Friday
Nov 6- Free Practice 112:30 PM BRT
- Free Practice 24:00 PM BRT
Standard Weekend · Nov 6-8
Updated · By GrandPrixPal Editorial
2026 session times verified against formula1.com
Full race weekend timetable for the São Paulo Grand Prix 2026. Times are shown in track time (BRT, UTC−3) — switch to your own time zone in the schedule below.
25
Days
02
Hours
22
Mins
12
Secs
Track time — BRT, UTC−3.
Qualifying: Saturday, Nov 7 at 15:00 BRT, UTC−3
F1 qualifying uses a three-part knockout format to set the grid for the Grand Prix:
The entire qualifying session lasts approximately one hour including breaks between segments. The Grand Prix starts Sunday, Nov 8 at 14:00 BRT, UTC−3.
Sessions start after midday. A morning tour in the city works if you're on a Line 9 train by late morning.
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Sessions start in the early afternoon, so mornings are free — but the train from the hotel districts to Autódromo station takes a while, and Saturday and Sunday trains fill up well before the first session. Leave a buffer: aim to be on a Line 9 train at least two hours before the session you care about.
Early-November afternoons are when São Paulo storms tend to build. A wet qualifying can reshuffle the grid, and a red flag moves every later time on the day — check the F1 app before you head for the station.
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